Trade union policy and organizing on labour migration

Course Information

This course aims to strengthen trade unions' capacity to defend and promote the rights of migrant workers within the frameworks of the ILO's fair migration agenda and fair recruitment initiative, DWCP and SDG processes. The course will assist in the shaping of trade union strategies and actions on migrant workers' rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining, the basic building blocks for ensuring civil liberties and social and economic progress. The main expected outcomes of this course are improvements in decent working conditions for migrant workers, healthier labour markets and fairer societies. The course will also assist in the strengthening of union networks to facilitate the exchange of experiences and sharing of information regarding labour migration in the region.

Phases

Phases

Distance:
23 April 2018 -
11 May 2018

In the field:
14 May 2018 -
18 May 2018
(Kathmandu, Nepal)

Description

Description

This course aims to strengthen trade unions' capacity to defend and promote the rights of migrant workers within the frameworks of the ILO's fair migration agenda and fair recruitment initiative, DWCP and SDG processes. The course will assist in the shaping of trade union strategies and actions on migrant workers' rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining, the basic building blocks for ensuring civil liberties and social and economic progress. The main expected outcomes of this course are improvements in decent working conditions for migrant workers, healthier labour markets and fairer societies. The course will also assist in the strengthening of union networks to facilitate the exchange of experiences and sharing of information regarding labour migration in the region.

Target audience

Target audience

The course is aimed at office holders, including research officers, labour economists and educators who are aged 45 or under, in national or industrial level unions directly responsible for issues related to labour migration, domestic workers and other categories of workers in vulnerable situations.